Oh man. I was expecting something totally different if I'm being honest, but what I found was a sad but beautiful story about a mother, her son and her son's friend. Most of the story is vague in certain points, there's a lot of silence and pain but the thing is that sometimes love is so unconditional that actions is how you express it. The actors were nice and contained. The music and cinematography was well done. The story could be draggy sometimes and the romantic part is left veiled and unclear but still I think it's a good movie.
Review by BogexBlockedParentSpoilers2018-12-22T13:50:36Z
I don't understand this. The plot was questionable even before Soo Hyun woke up, but after that... Why did Yong Joon say he was not fine and that only Soo Hyun is the one who feels okay? Maybe Yong Joon meant his part because he can't be together with Soo Hyun - but then the question rises again: WHY? Meekyung knew about them. She even asked Yong Joon a bit about them. Then her memory just wiped out all this information after Soo Hyun woke up, and she calls both of them her sons? WTF.
So yeah, the plot had a lot of holes in it.
Sometimes the story was really slow, but I think most of the time it was more of a calm slow than a boring one. It reflected well how long it must've felt for the characters to see Soo Hyun that way (though I missed a proper indicator of time because it was unclear how many weeks/months had passed by while Soo Hyun was in a vegetative state).
The third thing which bothered me was the lack of scenes with only the two boys. I get that Korea is just trying to experiment and take things slow regarding LGBT-themed dramas and movies, but even if we're not talking about a kiss, a few more hugs or holding hands would've made the story more believable. Because this way, for me, it seemed like Yong Joon was really into Soo Hyun, but Soo Hyun just... I don't know, kept him around for no reason at all.
This was one of the most anticipated movies for me for more than a year now, and even after waiting so many months for good-quality English subs, I was really hyped that I could finally watch it. Maybe that's why it's such a huge disappointment now.
I'm hopeful regarding the future of Koreans accepting the idea of LGBT movies and dramas, so I'll just think of this movie as a big step towards the ultimate goal. It was sad, it had a(n open) bad ending, but it was about two boys' love for each other (even if it wasn't portrayed well on one part), and don't forget that no one died! (Which is clearly a good sign after all the Chinese LGBT dramas and movies with at least one of the main characters dead or killing themselves...)